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Huntington Bancshares is continuing to make gains in the Columbus market at the expense of its
competitors.

The bank bolstered its top spot in the region last year, according to Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. numbers that show the bank boosted its share of total deposits in the metropolitan
area to 27.8 percent, or $13.2 billion, as of June 30. That’s a gain of 3.7 percentage points
from June 30, 2011.

The report showed the top eight banks in the region, which have 87 percent of the deposits,
remained the same as last year, but several showed declines of a percentage point or less,
including No. 2 JPMorgan Chase & Co., No. 3 PNC and No. 4 Fifth Third Bank.

Even with its gains, Huntington's market share is below the 32 percent share it had in 2009.

The bank has noted in the past that the deposit data really reflect a one-day snapshot of the
company's financial picture. It also has said the 2009 figure reflected a time of great volatility
because of the financial crisis and the collapse of National City before it was purchased by
Pittsburgh-based PNC.